Ōkuradani Station

Hitomarumae Station (人丸前駅, Hitomarumae-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Akashi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private Sanyo Electric Railway. It is the only station that the meridian of the Japan Standard Time passes through.

Kakinomoto Shrine (柿本神社 Kakinomoto-jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Akashi, Hyōgo. It is also referred to as Hitomaru-san. The shrine's principal deity is Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, a historical figure who is reputed to have passed through the Akashi area during his life, and who was deified in the centuries following his death, as a god of literature, scholarship, fire safety, and childbirth. According to tradition, the shrine was founded in 887 by the monk Kakushō, in the grounds of the Gesshō-ji temple. It moved to its current location to accommodate the construction of Akashi Castle.

Asagiri Station (朝霧駅, Asagiri-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Akashi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Akashi (明石市, Akashi-shi) is a city in southern Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 May 2022, the city had an estimated population of 304,274 in 135,323 households and a population density of 6,200 people per km². The total area of the city is 49.42 square kilometres (19.08 sq mi).

The Akashi pedestrian bridge accident (明石歩道橋事故, Akashi hodōkyō jiko) was a human crush that occurred on 21 July 2001 in Akashi, Hyōgo, Japan. In the incident, a large crowd of people packed into a partially enclosed pedestrian overpass leading to Asagiri Station after a fireworks show. The resulting crush killed 11 people, including two adults and nine children, and injured 183 others. Five civic and security officials were later convicted of professional negligence for not preventing the disaster.

Sanyo Akashi Station (山陽明石駅, San'yō Akashi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Akashi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private Sanyo Electric Railway.

Akashi Station (明石駅, Akashi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Akashi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Akashi Park Stadium is a track and field and association football stadium located in Akashi Park, in Akashi, Hyōgo Prefecture in Japan. The Kishiro Stadium has a capacity of 20,000.

Nishi-Maiko Station (西舞子駅, Nishi-Maiko-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Tarumi-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private Sanyo Electric Railway.

Kobe Gakuin University (神戸学院大学, Kōbe Gakuin Daigaku) is a private, co-educational university located on the western edge of the city of Kobe, in Hyōgo Prefecture in Japan. It was founded in 1966 and overlooks the city of Akashi, the Akashi Straits and the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge - the longest suspension bridge in the world. The university has three campuses in Kobe. These are located near Akashi, near Nagata and on Port Island.

Nishi-Shimmachi Station (西新町駅, Nishi-Shimmachi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Akashi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private Sanyo Electric Railway.

Maiko Station (舞子駅, Maiko-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Tarumi-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). This station is the closest on the line to the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge, which is directly above the station and is also in close proximity to Kyogo Prefectural Maiko Park.